2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Campeonato Sub-20 de la Concacaf 2024 | |
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Host country | Mexico |
Dates | 19 July – 4 August |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 50 (3.33 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (29th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It is being held in Mexico from 18 July to 4 August 2024.[1]
The tournament features a reduction in the number of participating teams following the format changes adopted by CONCACAF in February 2023. It will be contested by 12 teams instead of the 20 that participated in previous editions.[2]
Same as previous editions, the tournament will act as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament (the four semi-finalists) will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the CONCACAF representatives.
The United States are the three-time defending champions.
Competition format
In February 2023, CONCACAF announced format changes for its youth competitions approved by its Council. The following changes were adopted for the U-17 and U-20 Championships compared to previous editions:[2]
- The number of teams automatically qualified for the final tournament was reduced to 6 from the 16 that previously qualified. These were the six top-ranked teams according to the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking while the teams ranked between 7 and 41 had to participate in qualifying stage.
- The group stage will consist of three groups instead of the four groups that were previously played. This stage will include the six pre-seeded teams into this round and the six teams coming from the qualifying stage.
- The round of 16 was removed from the knockout stage which will start directly with the quarter-finals.
The tournament is divided into two stages: the group stage and the knockout stage.[3] The group stage will feature twelve teams, including the six top-ranked teams that qualified directly and the six teams that qualified via the qualifying round. The twelve teams were split into three groups of four, and will compete in a single round-robin. Eight teams, the top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage which will be played on a single-elimination format and will consist of the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. The quarter-finals winners will advance to the semi-finals and will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The semi-finals winners will play the final to determine the champion.
Host nation and venues
Mexico was appointed as the host country for the tournament by CONCACAF on 26 February 2024,[1] with the Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés in Celaya and the Estadio Sergio León Chávez in Irapuato, both located in the state of Guanajuato, as the two initial venues.[4] After a police officer was killed outside of the Cuban team hotel on 24 July 2024, all further matches scheduled to be played in Celaya were moved to the Estadio Nou Camp in León, also located in the state of Guanajuato, and no further matches were to take place in Celaya.[5][6]
Celaya | Irapuato | *León |
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Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés | Estadio Sergio León Chávez | Estadio León |
Capacity: 23,182 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 31,297 |
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Teams
Qualification
The U-20 Championship qualifying features a new format approved by the CONCACAF Council in February 2023. The qualifying groups were increased to six instead the four qualifying groups from previous editions, with the six group winners qualifying for the final tournament.[2]
A total of 27 (out of 41) CONCACAF national teams entered the qualifying round which took place from 23 February to 2 March 2024.
The six teams from the qualifying round joined the six top-ranked teams (based on the CONCACAF men’s under-20 rankings as of 12 June 2023) in the group stage of the final tournament for a total of 12 qualified teams.
Team | Qualification | Appearances | Previous best performance | |
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1st ranked entrant | 26th | 2022 | Champions (2017, 2018, 2022) |
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2nd ranked entrant | 21st | 2022 | Champions (1982, 1994) |
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3rd ranked entrant | 28th | 2022 | Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
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4th ranked entrant | 13th | 2022 | Runners-up (2015) |
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5th ranked entrant | 22nd | 2022 | Champions (1988, 2009) |
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6th ranked entrant | 7th | 2022 | Runners-up (2022) |
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Qualifying Group A winner | 15th | 2022 | Runners-up (1970, 1974) |
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Qualifying Group B winner | 19th | 2022 | Champions (1964) |
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Qualifying Group C winner | 21st | 2022 | Runners-up (1962, 1973) |
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Qualifying Group D winner | 25th | 2022 | Champions (1986, 1996) |
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Qualifying Group E winner | 11th | 2022 | Second round/Round of 16 (1978/2022) |
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Qualifying Group F winner | 22nd | 2022 | Third place (1970) |
Squads
Each team was required to register a squad of up to 21 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. Players born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2009 (ages 15 to 19) were eligible to compete in the tournament (Regulations Articles 9 and 10).[3]
Draw
The draw for the groups composition was held on 11 April 2024, 12:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida.[7] The 12 involved teams were drawn into three groups of four. Prior to the draw, the 12 teams had been seeded into four pots of three based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Ranking updated after the completion of the qualifying stage (as of 3 March 2024),[8] with the six teams that entered directly into the group stage beeing placed into pots 1 and 2 and the six teams coming from the qualifying process being placed into pots 3 and 4.[7]
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The draw started with pot 1 and teams were placed in the first position of Groups A, B, and C according to the order they are drawn. The same procedure was followed to draw pots 2, 3 and 4, with pot 2 teams being placed in second position within their group, pot 3 teams in third position and pot 4 teams in fourth position.[7]
The groups formed as a result of the draw were as follows:[9]
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Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams will advance to the quarter-finals.
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in each group will be determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.7):[3]
- Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss).
- Goal difference in all group matches.
- Number of goals scored in all group matches.
If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
- Points obtained in matches played between the tied teams.
- Goal difference in matches played between the tied teams.
- Number of goals scored in matches played between the tied teams.
- Lower number of disciplinary points based on the number of yellow and red cards in all group matches, according the following additions:
- Yellow card: 1 point
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): 3 points
- Direct red card: 4 points
- Yellow card and direct red card: 5 points
- Drawing of lots.
The fixture list was confirmed by CONCACAF on 11 April 2024, after the draw.[10] All kick-off times are local times, CST (UTC−6), and the Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[11][12]
Group A
Following the incident that led to the change of venue from Celaya to León, the third round matches in Group A were moved from July 25 to 26.[5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Costa Rica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Cruz ![]() |
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Jamaica ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Cuba ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Cuba ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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United States ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Dominican Republic ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Canada ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ciccarelli ![]() |
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El Salvador ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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N. Díaz ![]() |
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El Salvador ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Honduras ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6[a] | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts
Notes:
Panama ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | B | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | C | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match is tied at the end of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners (Regulations Article 12.11).[3]
Bracket
The quarter-final matchups are (Regulations Article 12.8):
- Quarter-final Match 19: Winner Group A vs. Third place Group B or C
- Quarter-final Match 20: Winner Group B vs. Third place Group A or C
- Quarter-final Match 21: Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group A
- Quarter-final Match 22: Runner-up Group C vs. Runner-up Group B
The semi-final matchups are (Regulations Article 12.9):
- Semi-final Match 23: Winner Match 19 vs. Winner Match 22
- Semi-final Match 24: Winner Match 20 vs. Winner Match 21
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Winner Match 23 | ||||||||||
31 July – Irapuato | ||||||||||
Winner Match 24 | ||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Winners qualifies for 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
United States ![]() | Match 19 | Third place Group B or C |
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Runner-up Group C | Match 22 | ![]() |
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Winner Group C | Match 21 | ![]() |
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Semi-finals
Winner Match 19 | Match 23 | Winner Match 22 |
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Winner Match 20 | Match 24 | Winner Match 21 |
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Final
Winner Match 23 | Match 25 | Winner Match 24 |
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Goalscorers
There have been 50 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match (as of 26 July 2024).
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Mataeo Bunbury
Tavio Ciccarelli
Myles Morgan
Esteban Cruz
Claudio Montero
Michael Camejo
David Pérez
Karel Pérez
Samuel Rodríguez
Christopher Argueta
Francis Castillo
Nelson Díaz
Selvin Sagastume
Bryan Destin
Dereck Moncada
Roberto Osorto
Ángel Villatoro
Xavier Biscayzacú
Alexéi Domínguez
Heriberto Jurado
Francisco Méndez
Amaury Morales
Yael Padilla
Giovany Herber
Rafael Mosquera
Kairo Walters
Nimfasha Berchimas
Zavier Gozo
Taha Habroune
Ethan Kohler
Cruz Medina
Ruben Ramos
1 own goal
Diego Guardado (against Honduras)
Source: CONCACAF
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup |
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Notes
- ^ Match originally scheduled on 25 July, 17:06 local time and later rescheduled to 26 July, 14:06 local time.[12]
- ^ Match originally scheduled on 25 July, 20:06 local time and later rescheduled to 26 July, 18:30 local time.[12]
- ^ Match originally scheduled at 17:06 local time and later rescheduled to 16:06 local time.[12]
- ^ Match originally scheduled at 20:06 local time and later rescheduled to 20:30 local time.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Guanajuato, Mexico, announced as host for the 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Miami: CONCACAF. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Concacaf launches exciting new youth competitions format". Miami: CONCACAF. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Concacaf Under-20 Championship Regulations 2024" (PDF). CONCACAF. 13 October 2023 [Approved on 8 September 2023]. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Guanajuato será sede del Premundial Sub 20 de Concacaf" [Guanajuato will host the Concacaf Under 20 Premundial] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Milenio. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Concacaf and FMF announce changes to 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship venues and match schedule". Miami: CONCACAF. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Mexican hotel shooting forces Concacaf to move U-20 Championship venues and teams". Inside World Football. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship Official draw scheduled for April 11" (in Spanish). Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Under 20s - Men Ranking". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Draw reveals groups and schedule for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship" (in Spanish). Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "CONCACAF Under-20 Championship 2024 Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Concacaf Under-20 Championship - Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Concacaf Under-20 Championship - Match Schedule (updated)" (PDF). CONCACAF. 24 July 2024.
External links
- Under 20s – Men, CONCACAF.com
- 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
- 2023–24 in CONCACAF football
- 2024 in youth association football
- International association football competitions hosted by Mexico
- July 2024 sports events in Mexico
- August 2024 sports events in Mexico
- Current sports events
- 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualification